Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0037)
Dublin Core
Title
Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0037)
Description
Limestone ossuary with a two-line Aramaic inscription for Miriam, identified as the daughter of Shim'on, from Jerusalem, dated to the 1st c. CE.
Source
Publisher
CIIP1: 462
Date
Format
Limestone
Language
Identifier
JLM0037
Sarcophagus or Ossuary Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
H 35cm
W 70cm
D 29cm
W 70cm
D 29cm
Decoration
Two-line inscription on one long side
Summary of contents
A coin of Agrippa I, dated to 41/2 CE
Language
Edition
mrym brt | sm 'wn
Translation
Miriam daughter of Shim'on
Diplomatic Constituted From
CIIP1
Edition Constituted From
CIIP1
Translation Constituted From
CIIP1
Findspot
Burial cave near Haas Promenade, Jerusalem
Current Location (if known)
Beth Shemesh, IAA inv. no. 1991-471
Name 1
Role 1
Name 2
Role 2
Notes
JLM0037 and JLM0038 were found in the same burial cave.
Selected Bibliography
CIIP1=Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae, volume I: Jerusalem: a multi-lingual corpus of the inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad, Ameling et. al. Berlin: De Gruyter. 2014. pp.485-485, no.462.
Citation
“Ossuary with an Aramaic inscription for Miriam, daughter of Shim'on from Jerusalem (JLM0037),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/660.